2004 Indianapolis Colts season
2004 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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AFC South | |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 49–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison OT Tarik Glenn DE Dwight Freeney |
Uniform | |
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Despite throwing 49 touchdown passes, Peyton Manning attempted fewer than 500 passes for the first time in his NFL career.[2] Sports statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that Manning had the best-ever season by a quarterback, play-for-play, in 2004.[3][4]
The 2004 Colts are the only team in NFL history to convert five or more passing touchdowns in a game four different times during the regular season.[5]
Offseason
Free Agency
During Free Agency, the Colts failed to re-sign linebacker Marcus Washington and cornerback Walt Harris. Both signed with the Washington Redskins in free agency.
NFL Draft
2004 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 44 | Bob Sanders * | Safety | Iowa | from Pittsburgh |
3 | 68 | Ben Hartsock | Tight end | Ohio State | from Cleveland |
3 | 69 | Gilbert Gardner | Linebacker | Purdue | from Atlanta |
4 | 107 | Kendyll Pope | Linebacker | Florida State | from Pittsburgh |
4 | 125 | Jason David | Cornerback | Washington State | from Philadelphia via Atlanta |
5 | 141 | Jake Scott | Guard | Idaho | from Cleveland |
6 | 173 | Von Hutchins | Cornerback | Mississippi | from Cleveland |
6 | 193 | Jim Sorgi | Quarterback | Wisconsin | |
7 | 229 | David Kimball | Kicker | Penn State | from St Louis |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Josh Thomas | Defensive end | Syracuse |
Ben Utecht | Tight end | Minnesota |
Roster
Preseason
Date | Opponent | Result | Game Site | NFL Recap |
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August 14, 2004 | at San Diego Chargers | W 21–17 | Qualcomm Stadium |
Recap |
August 21, 2004 | New York Jets | L 7–31 | RCA Dome | Recap |
August 28, 2004 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–17 | RCA Dome | Recap |
September 3, 2004 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–16 | Paul Brown Stadium |
Recap |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | NFL Recap |
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1 | September 9 | at New England Patriots | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | at Tennessee Titans | W 31–17 | 1–1 | The Coliseum |
Recap |
3 | September 26 | Green Bay Packers | W 45–31 | 2–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
4 | October 3 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 3–1 | Alltel Stadium |
Recap |
5 | October 10 | Oakland Raiders | W 35–14 | 4–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
6 | Bye | |||||
7 | October 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 24–27 | 4–2 | RCA Dome | Recap |
8 | October 31 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 35–45 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 8 | Minnesota Vikings | W 31–28 | 5–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
10 | November 14 | Houston Texans | W 49–14 | 6–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
11 | November 21 | at Chicago Bears | W 41–10 | 7–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
12 | November 25 | at Detroit Lions | W 41–9 | 8–3 | Ford Field | Recap |
13 | December 5 | Tennessee Titans | W 51–24 | 9–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
14 | December 12 | at Houston Texans | W 23–14 | 10–3 | Reliant Stadium |
Recap |
15 | December 19 | Baltimore Ravens | W 20–10 | 11–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
16 | December 26 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 (OT) | 12–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
17 | January 2 | at Denver Broncos | L 14–33 | 12–4 | Invesco Field |
Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 522 | 351 | L1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 261 | 280 | W1 |
Houston Texans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 309 | 339 | L1 |
Tennessee Titans | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 344 | 439 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .484 | .479 | W14 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .492 | .478 | W2 |
3[a] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .500 | .458 | L1 |
4[a] | San Diego Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .477 | .411 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[b] | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .523 | .406 | L2 |
6[b] | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .484 | .450 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[c][d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .527 | .479 | W1 |
8[c][d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .472 | W1 |
9[c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .382 | L1 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .543 | .453 | W2 |
11[e] | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .504 | .402 | L1 |
12[e] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .509 | L1 |
13[f] | Oakland Raiders | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .570 | .450 | L2 |
14[f] | Tennessee Titans | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .463 | W1 |
15[g] | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .555 | .438 | L1 |
16[g] | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .590 | .469 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[h]
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Game summaries
Week 1: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Patriots | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST/8:00 pm CST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, warm, and humid
- Game attendance: 68,756
- TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels, John Madden
Week 2: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
Titans | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Colts | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
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Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Colts | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Chiefs | 7 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
Colts | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 11: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
Week 12: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Ford Field, Detroit
Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Titans | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Colts | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 14: at Houston Texans
Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Ravens | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Colts | 0 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week 17: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Broncos | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
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- Game time: 4:15 pm EST/3:15 pm CST
- Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), Cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,149
- TV announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
Postseason schedule
Playoff round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Host stadium | NFL recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild Card | January 9 | Denver Broncos (6) | W 49–24 | 1–0 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Divisional | January 16 | at New England Patriots (2) | L 3–20 | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Postseason results
AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Colts | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
AFC Divisional Playoff game: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Patriots | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Awards and records
See also
- History of the Indianapolis Colts
- Indianapolis Colts seasons
- Colts–Patriots rivalry
References
- ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
- ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
- ^ Football Outsiders: QUARTERBACKS 2004
- ^ Football Outsiders: Final 2011 DVOA Ratings Stats calculated from 1992–2011
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Passing TD >= 5, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
- ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients Archived June 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine